Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-28
HORSE GOSSIP.

Prince Wilkes has gone into winter
quarters at Crit Davis's, Harrodsburg, Ky.
The fastest mile OH record run by any
horse is 1894 made by Ten Brock in 1877,
After winning the handicap at Jerome
Park on the 14th Mr.. Il. j. Baldwin re-
fused an offer of $4,000 for his great two
year-old Emperor of Norfolk.
Hanover's victory in the Breckenridge
stakes at Baltimore makes his 23d race for
the season and his 10th victory, his gross
earnings for the year being sS42l0.5O.
Mr. II. T. Cults of the Brookside farm
in Orwell, has kthis week shipped five
horses to Nashville, Tenn. Four of them
were by Ben Franklin and one by Add
son Lambert.
The largest winners at the jerome Par
meeting were the Dwyer Brothers, VIII
captured sSOl5. The next in rank were :.
b, Hqggin, s72l5; d. A. Honig, S5005 :
Preakness Stable, $3.50; f. J. Baldwin
1850, and d. ID. Wthers, $3l05.
1t is tie between Kentucky and Cali
fornia on performances Of trotting as TO
lows:
Age. California. Rec. Age. Kentucky. Rec
-WildHower. .2&l l-Sudle D.. 5 235a
4-Manzanita., ..2:l6 5-Jay- Eye-See 2;l03
Several offers have been made Mr.. Jen
nings for his colt George Oyster, the high
est being $4,000 which was made by JOCKEY
Garrison. Mr.. Jennings, however, ha,
said he would take $4,000, and not a Gel
less, as he esteems the colt to be fully
worth it.
S. w. Street has purchased of Dwyer
Bros. the chestnut horse, Joe Cotton, Z
years, by King Alfonso, dam Inverness
| Gmp) by Macaroni, granddam Eltrlda b
| Faug Ballagh, for $1,000. The hors
has developed tendency to breakin
blood vessels, which drove IroquOis, Ha
| n nd GO n
Mr. Nathan Straus is quoted in t.
SPIRIT Of the Times as saying 81 hay
offered my brown mare Fanny Temple, b,
| Slartte, dam by Rysdyk, for sale for $780,.
She is granddaughter of Flora Temple
and when | sell her it is only for breedin
purposes and will give $50 for wea
| ling colt ont of her by such stallloL
as PancOast, Patron, Alcantara, XII
! Wilkes or Nutwood.
| Thompson Brothers, brown mare Iii
| liam" of Malone, n. Y, was matched f,
a race at Iroquois, Ontario, with 'Nt
Trouble" last Saturday and won the first
| heat in 2:2954 and the second in 232j T. Ii
| the third heat she twisted one of her from
| shoes and came near falling. This mis-
hap probably lost her the race. She is 6
fine animal, showing excellent breeding,
and is believed to be capable of develop
| ing great deal more speed than she has
vet STANDARDIZATION.
The famous jockey, George Fordhau'
died on Wednesday at Brighton, England
of consumption. Fordham was anon
the hest jockeys that wore silk in En-,
land. One of his first prominent wiz
was the Cesarewitch handicap in 1851
when he rode the American bred Prioress
for Mr.. Ten Brock, she winning at 81
pounds after dead heat with the three
year-olds Ell Hakim, carrying the samt
weight and Queen Bess, carrying &
pounds. There were "a starters that
year.
Cape May is coming to the front and
expects to begin its racing events on Deco
ration Day of next year, by which date
its splendid new track and buildings will
be completed. The new course consists
of 80 acres. A mile track, IS feet wide is
being laid out, and inside that half-mile
trotting track 60 feet in width Between
the mile and half mile there will be turf
three-quarters steeplechase, thus making
the most complete park of the kind in the
country. A grand stand with chairs FOX
5000 people is in process of erection, and
stabling will be erected for 800 horses.